8 English Princess September

Finish Line & Beyond Princess September 1. How many daughters did the royal couple have? Answer: The fact that the names of the royal couple’s daughters started with Janu- ary and ended with September indicates they had nine daughters. 2. Why were they named after the months of the year? Answer: Because of large number of daughters they found it convenient to name them after the months of the year. 3. The King had a peculiar habit. What was it? Why is it called peculiar? Answer: The king had a peculiar habit of giving gifts instead of receiving them on his birthdays. Normally, people get and enjoy getting gifts during their birthdays. The kind was the opposite in this sense. So, his behaviour is called peculiar . 4. (i) What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot? (ii) What was her mother’s reaction to it? (iii) What do the reactions indicate about the nature and temperament of each? Answer: The princess became very sad after the loss of her parrot. She was so sad that she cried inconsolably . Her mother was angry at her behaviour. She said her to be left at that state because she thought that hunger and isolation will put her mental state in proper shape. The princess’ reaction says that she is an emotional girl. She became so emotionally attached to the parrot that she couldn’t think of anything else after the parrot’s death. On the other hand the queen is practical but somewhat rude. She doesn’t know how to console a child. 5. What pulled the Princess out of her gloom? Answer: The arrival of the little bird and its pleasant song lifted the princess out of gloom. 6. How did the Maids of Honour come to know that the Princess and the bird had become intimate friends? Answer: When the Maids of Honour brought breakfast, they saw the bird eating rice from princess’ hands. After savouring the rice the bird sang a beautiful song. This was enough for the Maids of Honour to know about the new friendship of the princess and the little bird. www.excellup.com ©2009 send your queries to [email protected]

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8 English Princess September